CVE-2017-16840 is a critical denial-of-service vulnerability affecting FFmpeg versions 3.0 and 3.4, specifically within the VC-2 Video Compression encoder. It stems from incorrect buffer padding for non-Haar wavelets, leading to an out-of-bounds read. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to a complete system compromise (C:H, I:H, A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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